"I feel like things are changing, ethnic beauty is more sought after, and because we're so close to Asia, it's becoming a melting pot - people are looking at that beauty as something they can relate to."

Kathy Ward, director of Chic Management, the agency that represents Gomes said a decade ago multicultural models were often overlooked.

"I don't think it would have been as well accepted then as it [has been] in the past five years," she said.

"There are more girls from diverse backgrounds thinking, 'Even though I look different, I want to give it a go."

Certainly Gomes is certainly happy leading the charge.

"I get Asian girls coming up to me and going, 'I just look up to you so much. I'm so happy you're paving the way.'